Platform rocker



Aug. 13, 1957 M. COVEN 2,802,51

PLATFORM ROCKER Filed May 23, 1956 INVENTOR. Murray Coven ATTORNEY United States Patent O PLATFORM ROCKER Murray Coven, Flushing, N. Y. Application May 23, 1956, Serial No. 586,708 1 Claim. (Cl. ISS-71) This invention relates to a rocker and more particularly to platform rockers made from metal rods and tubing.

. It is an object of this invention to provide a platform rocker made of tubular construction.

It is another object to provide a platform rocker having a platform spaced above the floor.

It is another object to provide a rocker having the appearance of a modern chair.

It is another object to provide a modernistic rocker of lightweight construction and smooth rocking operability.

These and other objects will become apparent upon reading the following construction taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is-a top view of the rocker,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the rocker,

Fig. 3 is a side view of the rocker and Fig. 4 is a section view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3

showing the manner of Welding an angle iron rocker holding rail to the chair base and also showing the manner of Welding a holder pin to the holding rail and to the chair base.

Turning to the drawing a stationary chair base C 'is provided with a pair of spaced-apart dual-leg supports 10. Each support is provided with afront angularly disposed leg 11, a rear angularly disposed leg 12 and a horizontally disposed bridge 13.

Preferably elements 11, 12 and 13 are made from a single piece of tubing approprately bent to provide divergent legs 11 and 12. The legs 11 and 12 are preferably provided with feet 14 for firmly engaging the floor.

The stationary chair C has its spaced-apart dual-legs 10 secured fixedly together by means of a pair of spacedapart support tubes 15 welded suitably between the tops of the -front legs 11 and the tops of rear legs 12.

Each of the horizontal elements 13 of the chair base are provided with an L-shaped angle-iron 16 of suitable length and disposed between the top of the front leg 11 and the top of the rear leg 12. The angle irons 15 of the pair of dual legs 10 are disposed toward each other and constitute the platform upon which the rocker is disposed.

The chair base C is provided also with a pair of holder pins 17, a pin 17 being welded to both the element 13 and angle-iron 16 at the mid-point thereof in each of the dual-legs 10. As shown in Fig. 2 the holder pins 17 are disposed toward one another and hold the straps of the rocker to the chair base.

The rocker R is preferably made from a single piece of tubing appropriately bent to form a continuous tubing adapted to receive and support a canvas seat sling 18 shown in part in Fig. 2.

More specifically the rocker R is provided with a pair of suitably spaced-apart curvatured rocker elements 19 adapted to seat on a respective angle-iron 16. The spaced-apart curvatured elements 19 are secured together at their front by a front brace 20 and at their rear by a rear brace 21.

A front U-shaped tubing 22 (Fig. 2) s welded to the spaced-apart rocker elements 19 in spaced relation to front brace 20 and with the arms thereof 23 disposed npwardly. A rear U-s'haped tubing 24 is welded to the ice rear of rocker elements 19 and is provided with arms 2 5 disposed inwardly toward arms 23.

The tops of arms 23 and of arms 25 are provided with a flat surface having a pair of apertures in each flat surface. An arm rest 26 preferably of wood is secured by means of wood screws to a respective top flat surface through the apertures therein to both arms 23 and arms 25 located on each side of the rocker.

A holder-bar 27 is welded to the spaced-apart pair of rocker elements 19 below the U-shaped rear tubing 24.

A spring assembly having a front hook spring 28 and a rear hook spring 29 is used to return the rocker to normal position.

Hook springs 28 and 29 are secured together by means of a canvas or leather strap 30 having an aperture therein adapted to receive holder pin 17.

Hook springs 28 are disposed over the cross-bar of the front tubing 22 whereas hook springs 29 are disposed over holder bar 27.

The aperture in strap 30 may be integral within the strap or the aperture may be made by securing fixedly as by sewing a separate piece 31 of canvas or leather to the strap. The piece 31 is sewn at both of its ends thereby leaving an aperture through which holder pin is passed.

The rocker of this invention is made preferably from metal rod or tubing but it is not limited to such materials, since a wooden frame and the like is operable.

Also the seat sling 18 may be made of canvas and may be provided with conventional frame receiving pockets draped over the rocker frame bars 20 and 21. However, the chair can be upholstered by conventional means and it may be provided with conventional cushions. For example, a single spring assembly comprising a pair of springs 28 and 29 as well as the strap 30 is operable, but the chair with a dual spring assembly is preferred.

Also in lieu of two springs on a spring assembly, I may use but'one spring thereon, disposed optionally at the front or the rear thereof.

Furthermore, I may employ suitable elastic strap material, for example, an elastic plastic strap, I dispense entirely with the need for coil springs, since the entire spring assembly is made from the elastic strap material in such cases. a

This invention has been described by means of an illustrative embodiment but its scope is greater than this illustration thereof.

What is claimed is:

A rocker comprisng a stationary base, said base having a pair of spaced-apart inverted U-shaped elements each having a pair of legs and a horizontal bridge therebetween, an L-shaped angle-iron fixedly secured to each of the horizontal bridges and in opposed-relationship, a holder pin secured fixedly to the bottom of each of the horizontal bridges at right angles thereto, a rocker having a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal curvatured rocker elements adapted to rest upon said angle irons of said horizontal bridges of said stationary base, means for securing said rocker elements together, a pair of spaced-apart hook springs secured to the front and to the rear rocker element securing means, and strap means having an aperture midway therein secured respectively to each of said hook springs, said aperture being adapted to receive said holder pin.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 46,529 Metzler Feb. 21, 1865 196,423 Brada Oct. 23, 1877 540,877 Ryan June 11, 1895 2,708,960 Shephard May 24, 1955 

